A global submarine cable network - or 'ring around the world' - is set to be completed following the announcement of a Europe-Asia cable system launch.

Tata Communications has revealed the start of the Tata Global Network-Eurasia fibre optic development linking Europe to India via Egypt, which represents the final segment in the round-the-planet construction.

Vinod Kumar, managing director and chief executive officer at the organisation, noted: "[The system provides] the maximum possible uptime and more uptime than [customers] can get with any other service provider."

The industry figure said the achievement is a "landmark" moment for the firm - which is part of a Tata group that comprises more than 100 companies - as the completion of the work sees the world's first wholly-owned global submarine cable ring that travels fully around the planet.

It means markets across Asia, west Asia, Europe and the US will all be linked, which should provide telecommunication services relating to voice and broadband to the company's customers worldwide.

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